(from a discussion of the movie Pleasantville, when asked why he'd called the film evil):
I haven't seen this since I was tricked into doing so when it was originally in the theaters, therefore my answer won't be as comprehensive as it could be if I'd seen it recently, but here are some of the reasons:
1. It glorifies Onanism.
2. It glorifies fornication.
3. It misrepresents people who have wholesome family values as idiots.
4. It misrepresents people who have wholesome family values as racists.
5. It says the world is bad if it is a good world that has morality.
6. It says the world is good if it is an evil world that has no morality.
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5. It says the world is bad if it is a good world that has morality.
IIRC, nobody ever went to church in that movie. No church was ever even mentioned, nor was Jesus. So, by your very own definition of morality coming from the Bible alone, how could these non-church going pagans have morality? The only place they ever met was in the chamber of commerce. They worshipped money and commerce, not God. So how could they be moral, by your definition. Jesus' blood wasn't gray.
Pleasantville took the rose tint out of 50's nostalgia and ground your face into the warts, showing just how deeply disturbed a closed, unchanging society where people's roles are predetermined can be. And how readily they'd turn on each other if one hair fell out of place. Of course you hate it.
I'll even say, good on Pleasantville for glorifying "Onanism"! Masturbation is effing awesome!
Hey...it's sex with someone you love, right?
It glorifies coitus interruptus?
Did it really glorify fornication, or did it only show people having sex without being married, without either placing blame or praising it?
People who do what they do because it has "always been done that way" are idiots.
People who denigrate others for the tone of their skin are racists.
Morality is to not harm others, to help others if you can, to treat others as you want to be treated.
It's not feeling all smug and superior because you pretend to follow the Word of God.
I'm really not surprised he didn't like the film. The entire point of the movie is displaying the flawed notion of good ol' fashioned values and the importance of broadening your worldview. He seems to fully understand it, he just doesn't believe the message to be true.
Plus, there's not one mention in the film of god's glorious penis, so I'm sure he's upset about that too.
Must've been desperate for things to bitch & moan about prior to your precious avenue of bitching & moaning being permanently removed , eh Navvy?!
Well, that part of IMDB.com no longer exists. And if it can eliminate your unjustifiable way of thinking, then this part of this world is ultra- -moral.
Unsurprisingly, someone missed the point. I always thought the point was that the Nifty 50's weren't all they were cracked up to be.
And I liked Pleasantville.
@Mister Spak
The mother in the bath exploring herself, and the tree outside bursting into flames?
"3. It misrepresents people who have wholesome family values as idiots."
No. No, you miss the entire point. The people in the TV show did not have wholesome family values. They had appearances. They had roles to play. Shallow and unrealistic. It was presented as a happy time and a happy place, but most of this was achieved by ignoring any real needs or any real problems.
"5. It says the world is bad if it is a good world that has morality."
NOOOOOOOOOOO! No, no, no, no, no! It says that the world is bad if it only pretends to morality. It says that hypocrisy is bad. it says that there only being one acceptable form of 'good,' and zero tolerance for individuality, is bad.
It also says that the 'good old days' weren't all that good.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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